Here is where I complain again that when I post pictures on my blog they end up looking really dark. If you want more accurate pictures check out the ones in the Ravelry and Etsy links above, or go to my deviantArt account (link on the side -->) to see pictures of all my current patterns.

Anyway, the idea for this just kind of came out of nowhere. I think I was having a nostalgia trip and ended up remembering this cute little book from when I was a kid and thought that it would be perfect for an amigurumi. Plus I had a lot of extra yarn in this odd shade of brown from a scarf I knitted a while ago and couldn't really think of anything else to use it for, but luckily it was a great match for the mouse's fur so everybody wins.

More stuff should be coming soon so long as I can tear myself away from the Game of Thrones books. :P

Friday, July 11, 2014

A 6" tall amigurumi of Link from The Legend of Zelda. The pattern is available as a PDF download on Ravelry or you can find it written below. If you have any questions feel free to email me at icrochetthings@gmail.com.

This pattern is probably about a year old. I was hesitating putting it up because the first amigurumi I made from this pattern wasn't that good and I wanted to redo it. Here is a picture of them side-by-side.

Left: Old version, Right: New version

The changes I made were:

- Used a different skin-colored yarn that was less shiny
- Used a brighter yellow yarn for the hair and belt buckle
- Changed the arms to allow them to be movable and not jut out of the body at an odd angle
- Replaced the yarn eyes with actual safety eyes
- Used black crochet thread to form a mouth
- Sewed the hair on better so it wouldn't rise up off the head
- Crocheted tighter stitches
- Minor pattern adjustments

There was also a version of this amigurumi made between these two, but I ran out of dark green yarn while making the new version and decided to rip it apart for more yarn. That one was pretty crap anyway, it turned out too big with lots of holes in it (one of my looser-crocheting phases I guess), plus the color I used for the skin was awful. I plan on tearing apart the rest and using it to make another new version to sell.

Second Leg:
Work the same as the first leg, DO NOT F/O
6. ch 3, sc into one of the sts in the first leg, [sc] around the first leg, ch 3, sc into the next st of the
second leg, [sc] around the second leg (18)
7. [sc] around (18) – Break off white
8 – 9. Attach brown – [sc] around (18) –
Break off brownUse the tail from the first leg to sew
the hole between the legs shut
10 – 12. Attach dark green – [sc] around (18)
13. [sc, dec] around (12) Stuff

▪ Sew the skirt onto the body between the two rounds of brown▪ Sew the belt buckle onto the middle of the body▪ Sew arms on either side of the body▪ Sew the body onto the bottom of the head▪ Sew the large hairpiece on top of the head▪ Sew the two small hairpieces on either side of the large hairpiece▪ Sew the hat onto the head▪ Sew the sideburns on either side of the head▪ Use black crochet
thread to sew a mouth onto the head

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

This was a custom request from a customer, and I am so happy they asked me to make a Gengar. He is one of my favorites, yet I had never really thought about doing him. I was a bit sad to ship him off, but I can always make another.

I struggled for a bit trying to figure out how to best do his teeth before settling on black crochet thread. It was the perfect size, though it was a bit tricky trying to sew it in a straight line. I still need more sewing practice. :P